Day 30
Day 30
Half way there! Let the bud shots begin...
Cheesequake x Hollister Kush #1. This is the result of a freak accident... long story short: I'm the only one in the world with this strain right now. It feels weird to say that... but unless it ends up being something special I'll probably just toss the cuttings I take from it.
Cheesequake x Hollister Kush #2. Very different characteristics from the 1st pheno as you can see..
Central Valley Kush just after being cleaned up. I like to cut all the larfy branches I missed in the beginning of flowering to help the colas fill in a little thicker. I hate trimming larf so I try to avoid it as much as possible and redirect that energy upwards to the colas.
Aloe is great to stick in with your girls, I just transplanted these cuttings today and they'll big in no time. I'll puree the trimmings I take from it to make an aloe vera puree to feed every 4th watering. Aloe is the #1 source for salicylic acid, the same exact agent found in those expensive rooting gels that the hydro store sells. When you get it straight from the source, it's pure, un-cut, and the strongest concentration you'll find. Plus, these things push out more and more plants as the original plant grows older. So I've taken one of my biggest expenses (about $100-$150 annually) and diminished it entirely by planting these today. They sell cuttings like these on Amazon for like $10 a piece, I'd highly recommend them.
edit: "Aloe has Salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is involved in local and systemic plant defense responses against pathogens. It plays a role during stresses such as drought, chilling, heavy metal toxicity, heat, and osmotic stress. SA can volatilize and warn neighboring plants of attack."
Speaking of aloe... these just got an Agsil16H/Aloe juice/Ful-Power drench last week and started to root down into their new 5 gal's. I'm using barley grass as a cover crop here, and it works very well I've found. This stuff is great. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen into plant available nitrogen, adds rhisospheric bacteria (inoculates the root zone), and adds a lot of carbon back to the soil. As we all know, carbon is what our microorganisms use to thrive, and without microorganisms our first line of defense is non-existent. So covers really do "up" systemic plant defenses, just indirectly... like most plant processes we're used to seeing. Bringing cover crops into my garden was one of the best moves I've made in over 2 years of growing in soil. Shown here is a mix of Sicilian Revenge, CVK, Brother's Haze, Mt. Rainier, and Locktite awaiting the flower tent to be vacant. Another 30 days or so...
Day 30
Half way there! Let the bud shots begin...
Cheesequake x Hollister Kush #1. This is the result of a freak accident... long story short: I'm the only one in the world with this strain right now. It feels weird to say that... but unless it ends up being something special I'll probably just toss the cuttings I take from it.
Cheesequake x Hollister Kush #2. Very different characteristics from the 1st pheno as you can see..
Central Valley Kush just after being cleaned up. I like to cut all the larfy branches I missed in the beginning of flowering to help the colas fill in a little thicker. I hate trimming larf so I try to avoid it as much as possible and redirect that energy upwards to the colas.
Aloe is great to stick in with your girls, I just transplanted these cuttings today and they'll big in no time. I'll puree the trimmings I take from it to make an aloe vera puree to feed every 4th watering. Aloe is the #1 source for salicylic acid, the same exact agent found in those expensive rooting gels that the hydro store sells. When you get it straight from the source, it's pure, un-cut, and the strongest concentration you'll find. Plus, these things push out more and more plants as the original plant grows older. So I've taken one of my biggest expenses (about $100-$150 annually) and diminished it entirely by planting these today. They sell cuttings like these on Amazon for like $10 a piece, I'd highly recommend them.
edit: "Aloe has Salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is involved in local and systemic plant defense responses against pathogens. It plays a role during stresses such as drought, chilling, heavy metal toxicity, heat, and osmotic stress. SA can volatilize and warn neighboring plants of attack."
Speaking of aloe... these just got an Agsil16H/Aloe juice/Ful-Power drench last week and started to root down into their new 5 gal's. I'm using barley grass as a cover crop here, and it works very well I've found. This stuff is great. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen into plant available nitrogen, adds rhisospheric bacteria (inoculates the root zone), and adds a lot of carbon back to the soil. As we all know, carbon is what our microorganisms use to thrive, and without microorganisms our first line of defense is non-existent. So covers really do "up" systemic plant defenses, just indirectly... like most plant processes we're used to seeing. Bringing cover crops into my garden was one of the best moves I've made in over 2 years of growing in soil. Shown here is a mix of Sicilian Revenge, CVK, Brother's Haze, Mt. Rainier, and Locktite awaiting the flower tent to be vacant. Another 30 days or so...
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